Forex education · zero to professional
A path, not a pile of tips.
Nine stages, in the order they build on each other, written for someone starting from nothing and aimed at the point where the remaining problems are yours rather than the material’s. Plus the two tools you will actually use and a glossary that defines the words the rest of the internet assumes you know.
The path
- 1Start Here
Before any money is involved: what you are actually buying, what a demo can and cannot teach you.
- 2Market Mechanics
Who is on the other side of your order, and why the price you click is not the price you get.
- 3Charts and Price Action
Reading a chart with almost nothing on it — structure instead of decoration.
- 4Indicators and Systems
What indicators can do, what they cannot, and how to assemble rules that survive a test.
- 5Risk Management
Position size, drawdown and the recovery curve — the arithmetic that decides who is still here next year.
- 6Trading Psychology
Fewer decisions, written protocols, and a definition of tilt you can actually detect.
- 7Brokers and Execution
Spread, commission, swap and slippage — measured at your own broker rather than read from marketing.
- 8
- 9Algorithmic Trading
Turning a written rule into code, and the five stages between an idea and a live algorithm.
Latest lessons
- Stop-Loss Orders: How They Work and Their Limitations
Stop-loss orders are the most recommended risk tool in forex, yet they don’t guarantee protection. Learn how they execute, why slippage and gaps occur, and how to place stops using technical structure and capital risk rules. - Risk-to-Reward Ratio: What It Tells You and What It Does NotRisk-to-reward ratio compares potential loss to potential gain, but tells you nothing about win rate. Learn how R:R works with expectancy to reveal true system performance.
- How to Calculate Forex Position Size From Stop DistancePosition sizing determines trading survival more than entry signals. Learn the exact formula to calculate forex lot size from stop distance, with step-by-step examples across currency pairs.
Written by Marcus Lindqvist, seven years building execution and reporting software for a Stockholm brokerage. No ads, no sponsored posts, no affiliate links. Nothing here is advice — read the risk disclaimer.
